I’ve been noticing some lag in the forum.   It turns out to have been the theme I was using, which I have using since I first started the site.   Obviously some of the code is not as refined as it should be; I went through and started a new theme from scratch.   Hopefully the forums look a bit cleaner (although much the same) and run much faster.   Let me know if you find anything that looks out of place to you.

  I finally taught myself enough Java to make something useful (to me anyways).   Have not done any real programming in ages - this really took alot more effort than it should have, but here they are:

• EXIF JPEG Photo Renamer
• File Renamer to Last Modified

  I use these two programs primarily to rename photos and videos I take on camera.   The EXIF Renamer renames your photo based on the date it was taken.   The File Renamer uses the Last Modified Date (for videos and other files which lack EXIF data).   These programs have helped me rename over 15000 files; I hope others find some use of it as well.

At the request of a friend, I’m working on some code that should cause a gallery to “hide” the photo files  it shows you.     You can view photos but not copy or download them (not from the site anyways).   For testing, I’ve applied it to my own gallery.   Over the next few days, I will tweak and hopefully improve the code further.

Please let me know if you find any breaches and are able to copy/download photos. Of course, it’s not going to prevent indirect copying (recording the screen and cropping) but you won’t get the full original files that way.

        I’ve made some rather significant changes to the database software I have listed on this site.   The changes are actually accumulated from a year’s work; the software has been used for various clubs and sites that have requested my help.   I just never got around to putting all the changes into one package before - now it’s done.

    Easy Page Creator 1.3

• Manage multiple databases in one script.
• Link multiple databases together.
• Sort by chart, list, or both
• Automatically installs additional databases
• User management that allows for multiple admins and helper users.
• Control which users have access to which databases.
• Many more features - while keeping same simplicity.

Small update… there has been a request for a game removed on the ladder.   Both teams agreed to it and it has been done.   Some may notice rank or point changes.   This is a result of the game removal.

As a reminder, please resolve the problems amongst yourselves whenever possible.   Treat is as ESO stats in a way, in that you wouldn’t email ES to remove a game if badly played.